Annual Awards for Closed-End Funds, ETF's & Analysts

NOMINATING COMMITTEES

CLOSED-END FUND AWARDS

Mr. Herbert Blank, Senior Consultant, S-Network Global Indexes

Ms. Mariana Bush, Closed-End Fund & Exchange Traded Fund Research, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Mr. John Duggan,   Executive Director, Closed-End Fund Trading Desk Strategist, Oppenheimer & Co.

Mr. Dennis P.  Emanuel, Advisor

Ms. Cecilia Gondor, Executive Vice President, Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors

Mr. Michael Jabara, Vice President, Head of Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) & Closed-End Fund Research, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mr. Elias Lanik, Closed-End Fund & Exchange Traded Fund Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Mr. Paul G. LaRosa, Executive Managing Director, Capital Markets Syndicate, Chief Market Technician, Maxim Group LLC

Ms. Sangeeta Marfatia, Director, Closed-End Fund Research, UBS Wealth Management Research

Mr. Frank Mastromauro III, Closed-End Funds Product Manager, RBC Wealth Management

Mr. Paul Mazzilli, Fund Consultant & Senior Advisor

Mr. Alex Reiss, Director, Closed-End Fund Research, Stifel Nicolaus

Mr. Ryan Shugrue, Investment Analyst, Janney Montgomery Scott

Mr. Michael Taggart, Head of Closed-End Fund Research, Morningstar, Inc.

Mr. Jeff Tjornehoj, Head of Lipper Americas Research, Thomson Reuters

 

ETP / ETF AWARDS

Mr. Eric Balchunas, ETF Analyst, Bloomberg ETF Data

Ms. Kate Bernhardt, Investment Analyst, Janney Montgomery Scott

Mr. Herbert Blank, Senior Consultant, S-Network Global Indexes

Ms. Mariana Bush, Closed-End Fund & Exchange Traded Fund Research, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Mr.  Ron DeLegge, Editor, ETFguide 

Mr. John Duggan, Executive Director, Closed-End Fund Trading Desk Strategist, Oppenheimer & Co.

Mr.  Dennis P.  Emanuel, Advisor

Ms. Deborah Fuhr, Partner & Co-Founder, ETFGI

Mr.  Lois Gregson, Head of ETFs, Stifel Nicolaus

Mr. Matt Hougan, Executive Vice-President, Global Head of Content, IndexUniverse

Mr. Michael Jabara, Vice President, Head of Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) & Closed-End Fund Research, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mr.  Ben Johnson, Director of Passive Funds Research, Morningstar, Inc.

Mr.  Phil Mackintosh, Head of Trading Strategy, Credit Suisse

Mr.  Jon Maier, Head of ETF Strategy, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Mr. Paul Mazzilli, Fund Consultant & Senior Advisor

Mr. Fred Meissner, CMT, Founder & President, The FRED Report

Mr. Kristoph Rollenhagen, Advisor

Mr. Jeff Tjornehoj, Head of Lipper Americas Research, Thomson Reuters

Mr. Darren Young, Senior Product Manager, Exchange Traded Products, RBC Wealth Management

 

CLOSED-END FUND ANALYST / TEAM AWARDS

Mr. Jay Aronowitz, Head of Mutual Fund Product Management, John Hancock Funds

Mr. Steven Baffico, Managing Partner & CEO, Four Wood Capital Partners

Mr. Douglas Beck, President of DWS Funds & Head of Product Management, Americas, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management

Mr. Doug Bond, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Cohen & Steers

Mr.  Robert Bush, Senior Vice President, Director of Closed-End Fund Products, Calamos Investments

Mr. Jonathan Diorio, Director, BlackRock

Ms. Allison duPont, Senior Funds Marketing Manager US, Aberdeen Asset Management

Ms. Martha Douvogiannis, Vice President, Product Manager, Closed-End Funds, Allianz Global Investors

Mr. Kevin McNally, Director of Closed-End Funds, ALPS Fund Distributors

Mr. Robert Ionescu, Director & Senior CEF Product Specialist, Legg Mason

Mr. Jonathan Isaac, Vice President, Director of Product Management, Eaton Vance Investment Managers

Ms. Pamela Kearney, Director, Investor Relations, Tortoise Capital Advisors

Mr. William Korver, Director, Guggenheim Investments

Mr. David Lamb, Senior Vice President, Global Structured Products, Nuveen Investments

Mr. Yuriy Layvand, Fund & Asset Manager, Rating Group, Fitch Ratings

Mr. Derryk Madsen, Director, Head of Strategic Relationships, Salient Partners

Mr. Anthony Maltese, Vice President, Closed-End Fund Specialist, Neuberger Berman

Mr. Jeffrey Margolin, Senior Vice President & Closed-End Fund Analyst, First Trust Advisors

Mr. Mehul Merchant, Vice President, Structured Assets & Alternatives, ING Investment Management

Mr. Michael Nakano, Product Manager, Closed-End & Fixed Income Funds, Morgan Stanley

Mr. David Schachter, Vice President, Gabelli Funds

Mr. Eduardo Solano, Vice President, Investor Relations, The Mexico Fund

Mr. Gavin Worthy, VP, Sales Operation & Business Development, Swank Capital / Cushing MLP Asset Management

 

ETP / ETF ANALYST AWARDS

Mr. William Belden, Head of Product Development, Guggenheim Investments

Mr. Bruno Del Ama, Chief Executive Officer, Global X Funds

Mr. Jeremy Held, Director of Research, APLS Fund Distributors

Ms. Joanne Hill, Head of Investment Strategy, ProShares / Profunds

Mr. John T. Hyland, Chief Investment Officer, United States Commodity Funds, LLC

Mr. Ryan Issakainen, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist, First Trust Advisors

Mr. Gregory King, Head of ETPs, Credit Suisse

Mr. Dodd Kittsley, Director, Global Head of ETP Research, BlackRock

Mr.  Ed McRedmond, Senior Vice President, Institutional & Portfolio Strategies, Invesco PowerShares

Mr. James Pacetti, Director of Business Development, S-Network Global Indexes

Mr. Adam Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, Van Eck Securities Corporation

Mr. Kevin Quigg,  Global Head of ETF Sales Strategy, State Street Global Advisors

Mr. William Rhind, Managing Director, ETF Securities (US) LLC

Mr. Luciano Siracusano, Executive Vice President, Head of Sales, WisdomTree Investments

Mr. Don Suskind, Head of ETF Product Management, PIMCO

Mr. Joseph Witthohn, VP, ETF Strategies, Emerald Asset Management